Lan Su Chinese Garden: More Than A Garden (2024)

With the new year and more video content from the past several months, Lan Su Chinese Garden wanted to update their More Than A Garden video, a video I produced for them back in 2022.

We took a different approach this time and interviewed Elizabeth Nye, the Executive Director, and Venus Sun, the Vice President of Culture and Community. Through these interviews, we gained insight into how the garden is not only just a garden but also a cultural institution that is a key player within the local cultural community.

We also interviewed a Lan Su member, volunteer, and cultural partner to round out the garden experience and community impact. Having these additional voices gave us a wealth of perspectives and personalities that we agreed brought something valuable to the video. Paired with all the video we’ve been capturing at the many cultural events that Lan Su had organized and hosted, I was able to bring the video together and effectively show the variety of events, the cultural value Lan Su offers, and the number of people within the community involved.

All in all, this was such a fun and successful project that is the culmination of my continued partnership with Lan Su Chinese Garden, and Lan Su and I couldn’t be happier with the result!